{"id":80932,"date":"2017-05-19T05:26:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T09:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=80932"},"modified":"2017-05-18T22:27:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T02:27:36","slug":"scholarship-open-to-high-school-students-in-broome-chenango-cortland-madison-and-otsego-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=80932","title":{"rendered":"Scholarship open to high school students in Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison and Otsego counties"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Applications Now Being Accepted for the 2017 Francis K. Wilcox Emerging Young Artist Scholarship<\/em><\/p>\n

High school artists from across the region have the opportunity to compete for a scholarship and the chance to display and sell their work alongside professional artists at the region\u2019s premier arts festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an opportunity for high school art students\u00a0to experience the professional art world,\u201d explained Celeste Friend, Executive Director of Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival.<\/p>\n

Colorscape is a juried exhibition of art and fine crafts that draws upwards of 12,000 people to downtown Norwich each September. The free, family-friendly event features artist demonstrations, literary, dance, music and arts activities for all ages, along with a student art exhibit, competitive poetry slam and creative food vendors. This year, it will take place Sept. 9 and 10<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Through the Francis K. Wilcox Emerging Young Artist Program, two high school artists will receive money for college and experience the event from the artist perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the 10th<\/span>\u00a0year we\u2019ve offered this scholarship program,\u201d said Friend. \u201cIt\u2019s really a way for us to recognize the amazing talent of young artists in our area, and help them broaden their knowledge of the art world.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be eligible, a student must be a current junior or graduating senior; live or attend school\u00a0in Chenango or an adjacent county; and be interested in careers in the arts. This\u00a0includes public, private, parochial and home-schooled students living in Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Madison or Otsego counties. The application deadline is June 9<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach of our 2017 Francis K. Wilcox Scholarship recipients will be awarded $350 at our Awards Breakfast on the Sunday<\/span>morning of Colorscape,\u201d said Friend.<\/p>\n

They will also receive gift certificates good for Golden Artist Colors products, and the opportunity to display and sell their work in a booth provided by Colorscape.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have the chance to participate fully with other exhibitors, giving them the experience of taking part in a juried art festival with professional artists,\u201d explained Friend, herself a jewelry designer and former Colorscape exhibitor.<\/p>\n

Applications are available at the Chenango Arts Council, The Artists\u2019 Palette and Made in Chenango in downtown Norwich, as well as Chenango County high school art departments and local public libraries.<\/p>\n

Completed applications must be mailed to: Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, Inc., Emerging Young Artist Application, P.O. Box 624, Norwich, NY 13815.<\/p>\n

Applicants should include: a completed application form; a brief biography outlining their artistic accomplishments to date and plans for the future; three digital images representative of work to be displayed; and a SASE (2 oz. postage). Applications must be postmarked by 5 p.m.<\/span> on June 9, 2017<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Only digital images will be accepted for review. Jury decisions will be based on creativity, workmanship, continuity of work, and a brief written biography.<\/p>\n

For more information, contact Peggy Finnegan, Visual Arts Coordinator, at (607) 316-3212<\/a> or\u00a0arts@colorscape.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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